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Frank Dunbar September 15, 2000 Page 3 • Preliminary Key Issues As noted at our meeting Monday, there are a few key issues which the City sees as critical in development of this site. It would be very helpful to have information regarding these issues prior to the early October work session: A. The adequacy of the existing stormwater pond to serve this development.The pond is owned and controlled by MnDOT. We will expect that you provide the appropriate engineering calculations to confirm its adequacy or show how you will rectify any inadequacies. B. The access issue is complex, involving: - circulation within the site and between the two buildings/uses, including parking layout; - whether(or when) it may be necessary to complete the service road connection from your site to the Highway 12/Brimhall Avenue intersection; -how access to and from this site will function in relation to Brown Road and Highway 12, especially in the interim period before a semaphore is installed at Brown/l2 as part of the Highway 12 re-routing project. You should plan to have a traffic study completed as part of the submittals to address this issue. C. Height and massing of the buildings,especially the senior housing,as viewed from Highway 12 and Brown Road, and as viewed from the Sugar Woods residential neighborhood. Illustrative before and after views will be helpful to the City in assessing these impacts. We are looking forward to working with you on this project, and will seek to provide whatever assistance we can in moving the process forward. Please feel free to contact me or other staff members if you have questions. Sincerely, Michael P. Gaffron Senior Planning Coordinator cc: Ron Moorse, City Administrator Paul Weinberger, Planner/Zoning Administrator Mayor Jabbour and Councilmembers Chair Liz Hawn and Planning Commission Members